Shubman Gill Celebrates After Abhishek Sharma Completes Maiden T20I Century With Hat-Trick Of Sixes – WATCH

Abhishek Sharma was on fire for India in the second T20I against Zimbabwe on Sunday (July 7). In the match played at Harare Sports Club, the left-handed batter scored 100 runs. During his stay at the crease, the 23-year-old cricketer faced a total of 47 balls and smacked 7 fours and 8 sixes. He added 137 runs for the second wicket with Ruturaj Gaikwad, who remained unbeaten on 77 runs from 47 balls.

SRH batter Abhishek, who failed to open his account on his T20I debut on Saturday (July 6), slammed six on the first ball he faced on Sunday, and there was no stopping him from there on. He took Zimbabwe bowlers to the cleaners and scored boundaries at will. In the 14th over of the Indian innings, he scored Wellington Masakadza for three sixes in a row to complete his maiden century in T20Is for India.

The youngster became the fastest batter to score a century in T20Is for India (2 innings). After reaching the triple-figure mark, Abhishek celebrated in style. Indian captain Shubman Gill, who was enjoying the match from the dressing room, was impressed by Abhishek’s performance and was seen giving a standing ovation to the star batter.

The video of Gill’s reaction after his childhood friend and state teammate scored a century in the second India-Zimbabwe T20I went viral.

While Abhishek scored a magnificent century in the second match against Zimbabwe, Gill wasn’t able to do much and was dismissed for two runs from four balls. He was sent back to the pavilion by pacer Blessing Muzarabani on the second ball of the second over.

But despite Gill’s flop show, India managed to post a total of 234 runs on the board for the loss of two wickets in 20 overs, which in the end proved enough.

The Sikandar Raza-led side, which stunned the Indian team by winning the first T20I by 13 runs, could only manage to score 134 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in 18.4 overs. Opener Wessly Madhevere top-scored for the hosts by making 43 runs from 39 balls, and Luke Jongwe made a contribution of 33 runs.

Pacers Avesh Khan and Mukesh Kumar picked up three wickets each for the Indian team, and two Zimbabwe batters were sent back to the pavilion by Ravi Bishnoi, who only conceded 11 runs in his quota of four overs.

The third T20I between India and Zimbabwe is scheduled to take place at the Harare Sports Club on Wednesday (July 10).